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Even if you happen to be the kind who cringes whenever the words "supercar" and "electrification" end up in the same sentence, you shouldn't let the title above amaze you.
After all, given McLaren's approach to the market, it was only natural for Woking to adapt instantly to the industry's green propulsion trends.
The go-fast machine builder has just released a six-year business plan called "Track22" (yep, the designation points to 2022) and the news is... electric.
First and foremost, McLaren is considering an all-electric machine that could become its next Ultimate Series model, which means we'd be talking about a McLaren P1 replacement.
While the Brits' greatest rival hasn't exactly rushed to overload the electricity grid in Maranello so far, Porsche's announcement regarding the production version of the Mission E falls perfectly in line with McLaren's strategy.
We shouldn't rush to conclusions, though, as Woking still hasn't passed the early development stages for this project. "Our engineers have even started work on a one-off prototype to evaluate the possible benefits of a fully-electric powertrain in an Ultimate Series car," McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt explained.
Then there's the hybrid part of the equation. While the P1 and P1 GTR were both rolling tech showcase elements, given their extremely limited production numbers, McLaren aims for at least 50 percent of its offerings to rely on gas-electric propulsion by 2022.
The company is aiming to introduce both its Super Series (think 650S and 675LT successors) and its Sport Series (this slot is currently occupied by the 570 and its relatives) to hybridization.
Big things are happening over in Woking at the moment, with the automaker planning 15 all-new models or derivatives for the six-year period.
"Our next hybrid vehicle will launch towards the latter part of our six-year plan," Flewitt said.
The same period mentioned by the CEO will also see the carmaker replacing the twin-turbo 3.8-liter currently animating all its vehicles with a new engine architecture.
While McLaren may be on a CO2 reduction frenzy, aiming to be one of the pioneers of the green high-velocity market, you might be wondering what the cost of such ambitions is. The Brits have been considerate enough to share their investment plans with us, announcing a cash injection of one billion pounds ($1.4 billion at the current exchange rates) in the said timeframe.
It will be interesting to see McLaren achieving all those goals with the kind of money Mercedes-Benz invested in the W212 E-Class facelift (the Germans paid around $1.3 billion for the task that brought the heavily revamped E to the market back in 2013.
Then again, given the young (regarding road cars) automaker's obsession for efficiency, we're not here to doubt its plans.
The go-fast machine builder has just released a six-year business plan called "Track22" (yep, the designation points to 2022) and the news is... electric.
First and foremost, McLaren is considering an all-electric machine that could become its next Ultimate Series model, which means we'd be talking about a McLaren P1 replacement.
While the Brits' greatest rival hasn't exactly rushed to overload the electricity grid in Maranello so far, Porsche's announcement regarding the production version of the Mission E falls perfectly in line with McLaren's strategy.
We shouldn't rush to conclusions, though, as Woking still hasn't passed the early development stages for this project. "Our engineers have even started work on a one-off prototype to evaluate the possible benefits of a fully-electric powertrain in an Ultimate Series car," McLaren CEO Mike Flewitt explained.
Then there's the hybrid part of the equation. While the P1 and P1 GTR were both rolling tech showcase elements, given their extremely limited production numbers, McLaren aims for at least 50 percent of its offerings to rely on gas-electric propulsion by 2022.
The company is aiming to introduce both its Super Series (think 650S and 675LT successors) and its Sport Series (this slot is currently occupied by the 570 and its relatives) to hybridization.
Big things are happening over in Woking at the moment, with the automaker planning 15 all-new models or derivatives for the six-year period.
"Our next hybrid vehicle will launch towards the latter part of our six-year plan," Flewitt said.
The same period mentioned by the CEO will also see the carmaker replacing the twin-turbo 3.8-liter currently animating all its vehicles with a new engine architecture.
While McLaren may be on a CO2 reduction frenzy, aiming to be one of the pioneers of the green high-velocity market, you might be wondering what the cost of such ambitions is. The Brits have been considerate enough to share their investment plans with us, announcing a cash injection of one billion pounds ($1.4 billion at the current exchange rates) in the said timeframe.
It will be interesting to see McLaren achieving all those goals with the kind of money Mercedes-Benz invested in the W212 E-Class facelift (the Germans paid around $1.3 billion for the task that brought the heavily revamped E to the market back in 2013.
Then again, given the young (regarding road cars) automaker's obsession for efficiency, we're not here to doubt its plans.
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